| 476th Fighter Group | |
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Emblem of the 476th Fighter Group |
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| Active | 1943-1960, 2009-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Fighter |
| Size | Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Moody AFB |
The 476 Fighter Group (476 FG) is a United States Air Force Reserve unit, stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
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Assigned to the 442d Fighter Wing, at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, the 476th Fighter Group is an Air Force Reseve associate unit linked to the 23d Fighter Group at Moody. The 442 FW oversees the 476th FG's administrative and mission-support needs not provided by Moody's host, active-duty wing.
The group works under its own command structure but integrates its operations with the 23d Wing's 74th and 75th Fighter Squadrons and 23d Maintenance Group. The group currently has approximately 115 Airmen consisting of traditional Reservists, air reserve technicians and civilians. Eventually, the 476th will grow to about 230 traditional Reservists and full-timers, including 20 in the 76 FS, 160 in the 476 MXS and 23 in the medical flight. The remaining airmen will serve on the group staff.
The 476 FG consists of the following units:
Activated in China on 19 May 1943 and assigned to Fourteenth Air Force, but never made operational and was disbanded two months later. Reactivated in the United States on 1 December 1943 as a First Air Force replacement training unit with four squadrons assigned, however the squadrons apparently did not become operational and group was disbanded on 1 April 1944.
Activated again on 8 February 1957 as part of Air Defense Command. Was involved in activation of Glasgow AFB, Montana, but did not operate as a separate unit until 9 March 1959. Mission was training air defense crews until being inactivated on 1 April 1960.
Stood up as an Air Force Reserve associate unit equipped with A-10 Thunderbolt IIs linked to the 23d Fighter Group in July 2009.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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